Geoffrey Purcell wrote:
> I'll grant you, though, that many zero-carbers, raw or cooked, wrongly blame all the health-problems incurred from eating grains as occurring from eating any carbs at all. Fruit and veg have not much in common with grains.
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Some do, I'm sure. Others have such severe hyperinsulinemia that it's 
literally the only way they can eat without experiencing cravings, 
hunger, blood sugar issues, etc. Others have trouble digesting many 
fruits/veg, or react to them for other reasons (chemical sensitivities, 
etc) If we'd all started out in life 'clean', with a paleo-type diet, I 
suspect these problems wouldn't have existed in the first place - many 
of us wouldn't have the gut damage or metabolic issues that we have (and 
could likely handle eating like a Kitavan, or eating like a Sioux, or 
somewhere in between).
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>> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:42:16 -0500
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>> Subject: How fire made us human
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>> Following the reactions to “How fire made us human” it seems that this
>> Paleofood Digest” is irrevocably devoted to a raw meat, no carb diet,
>> with only a few rarely heard other voices.
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>> To review: Dr. Cordain, ( http://www.thepaleodiet.com/), who was
>> involved in the beginning of this digest, found that scientific
>> research reveals that the evolutionary, genetic, and clinical evidence
>> point to a natural (i.e., unprocessed foods), OMNIVOROUS diet as the
>> healthiest way to eat. That is, “ Roots and tubers, Berries, Fruits,
>> Nuts. The most obvious plant food missing is grains and grain
>> products. If you can concentrate on fresh versions of the plants above
>> - and eliminate or drastically reduce grains, grain products, sugars,
>> and sugar products - you will be well on your way to eating the plants
>> that fit your genetic constitution.  The animal sources were: wild
>> terrestrial animals (including the muscle tissue, fat and organs,
>> although the total amount of fat and the fatty acid composition were
>> quite different than that found in modern domestic animals). Fowl,
>> Insects, Fish and seafood, Eggs.  And Cordain does not suggest that we
>> do not cook our meat.  Virtually all of the carbohydrates Paleolithic
>> people ate came from nonstarchy, wild fruits and vegetables.
>> Consequently, their carbohydrate intake was much lower and their fiber
>> intake much higher than those obtained by eating the typical modern
>> diet."
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>> Cordain makes more sense to me than the raw-meat-only-folks. Cordain's
>> diet deserves the title Paleodiet, even if a few isolated hunters ate
>> mainly raw food.  It was Human to develop fire and cook our meat, it
>> was mainly Prehuman to eat raw meat. Those of you who have health
>> conditions which only respond to raw meat seem to be making a virtue
>> of a fault.
>>
>> Ken
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